Last updated on 25 June 2024.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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Only metal (and appeared on MetalStorm) here, for my "all-genres" top album, it's right here : https://rateyourmusic.com/list/mKekchoz/2014___music/…

1.Darkspace - Dark Space III I

2.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

3.Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden

4.The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li

5.Monuments - The Amanuensis

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1.Death - Scream Bloody Gore

2.Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law

3.Death - Leprosy

4.Autopsy - Severed Survival

5.Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness

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Based on Last.fm.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Vital Remains - Dechristianize

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Infant Annihilator - The Battle Of Yaldabaoth

5.Tool - Lateralus

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I just want to note that these are my favorites to listen to right now, and not necessarily the albums I would rate "best" or "most classic". Pure preference …

1.Entombed - Left Hand Path

2.Antestor - The Forsaken

3.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

4.Amenra - De Doorn

5.Wintersun - Wintersun

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Updated 10/4/18…

1.Delusional Parasitosis - Ingurgitating Intestinal Rot

2.Artificial Brain - Labyrinth Constellation

3.Dead Congregation - Promulgation Of The Fall

4.Gorgasm - Destined To Violate

5.Disentomb - Misery

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2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010…

1.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

2.Architects - Lost Forever // Lost Together

3.Sabaton - Heroes

4.Iced Earth - Plagues Of Babylon

5.Ghost Brigade - IV - One With The Storm

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A little list series where I list my top 20 favorite metal albums every year starting from the year I was born in.

2014 and the first half of the 2010's was the time of black metal revival, a great…

1.Septicflesh - Titan

2.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

3.Schammasch - Contradiction

4.Shylmagoghnar - Emergence

5.Saor - Aura

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1.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

2.Septicflesh - Titan

3.Entombed A.D. - Back To The Front

4.Pain Of Salvation - Falling Home

5.At The Gates - At War With Reality

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1.Saor - Aura

2.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

3.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

4.Behemoth - The Satanist

5.Botanist - VI: Flora

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1.Triptykon - Melana Chasmata

2.Nightbringer - Ego Dominus Tuus

3.Lord Mantis - Death Mask

4.Acheron - Kult Des Hasses

5.Sargeist - Feeding The Crawling Shadows

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